Coming July 5th is an all-new romantic suspense novel from bestselling author, Shayla Black. Falling in Deeper is a standalone storyย and I’m so excited to share a never-before-seen excerpt from the book!
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A tragic past threatens to destroy a passionate future in this dangerously sexy new novel from theย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย Wicked for You.
After a violent tragedy nearly destroyed her, Lily Taylor ran away, changed her name, and started over. When her deadly nemesis resurfaces to eliminate his loose end, she turns to the last man she should trustโa stranger with a history of violence and an intoxicating sexuality she canโt refuseโฆ
Though strong-armed into locating Lily to help put away a drug lord, ex-con Stone Sutter isnโt anyoneโs snitch. When he finds the terrified beauty, he vows to keep her safeโbut he isnโt sure he has the strength to shield her from his own desires.
As an unquenchable fire sparks between them, Lilyโs tormentor stalks ever closer, and she must overcome her darkest fear to survive. Can she trust the bond she and Stone have formed as theyโre falling in deeper?
As she reached out to steady herself, she stumbled. Stone was right there to catch her. โTogether, we can put him down.โ
She turned to him, incredulity dropping her jaw. โWhy are you bothering?โ
โYouโve asked me this question.โ
โI still donโt understand the answer.โ
โLet me make myself clear.โ
Stone pulled her body against his and grabbed her cheeks. He stared, his expression delving deep. She felt the zing and jolt of their connection. He willed her to understand that he wanted her in every way and refused to accept anything less.
Lilyโs heart begin to thrum. Her blood heated and charged through her veins. Her breasts tightened, and she really didnโt want to think about why she could feel the soft ache blooming lower again. She waited, suspended, anticipation racing over her skin. Yes, she should push him away.
Somehow, she couldnโt.
He bent to her, swooping down, looming closer. Right or wrong, good or badโ it didnโt matter. Lily raised up to meet him, clutching his hard shoulders with desperate fingers and pressing herself against him with a gasp as he captured her lips.
Just like the first time, he didnโt hesitate or test his welcome. No, he cupped her jaw in his big hands and tilted her head to his satisfaction before he devoured her as if heโd been dying for her taste.
Their breaths mingled, and she sank against his solid warmth.
What was this chemical reaction to him that she couldnโt seem to fight? Why did her will to resist always evaporate as soon as he touched her? In that moment, he felt not only like someone who could protect her from everything bad in the world but like the man who could bring her bodyโ maybe even her soulโ to life.
Lily clung to the taut bulges of his biceps and opened to him eagerly. Later sheโd worry about what sheโd do if Stone wasnโt all he claimed. Sheโd had so little pleasure in her life, and Lily wanted to drown in the bliss he gave her now.
Suddenly, he wrenched away, breathing hard and staring, as if he needed to affirm that she found their kiss every bit as mind- blowing as he did. She didnโt answer with words, just gripped him tighter, unable to hide the desire jetting through her in a hot whirl. The rush of it was scary as hell but new, exhilarating. A white- knuckled thrill.
She wasnโt ready to let him go.
โLily,โ he breathed before he cocked his head and descended again. Their lips fused together once more. Their tongues collided.
And she melted in his arms. No, she unraveled completely as he took her mouth in an urgent press, claiming her while utterly dismantling her resistance.
When she felt limp and breathless and willing to do anything for more, he backed away. โAre we on the same page now?โ
โYou can have sex with anyone,โ she blurted.
โBut when Iโm with someone else, I canโt have sex with you.
Besides, itโs about more than that. I donโt like to see you hurt or afraid. When you smile, I find myself doing the same. I have a crazy, maybe irrational need to pursue you. Iโm not fighting it, and I wish like hell you wouldnโt.โ
Weirdly, she understood exactly what he meant. Her need to be with him seemed crazy and irrational to her, too. But that didnโt make it any less real.
She slumped against him. โI donโt understand.โ
โIโm not sure weโre meant to understand, baby. Just deal.โ
Maybe he was right. Whatever she felt wasnโt something she could analyze or control . . .
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